Barca delay Roberto extension after Almeria defeat - report

Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images The veteran will have to wait a bit longer In some somewhat strange circumstances, Barcelona have delayed the announcement of Sergi Roberto’s contract extension. At least according to Mundo, the contract was set to be signed today but instead will take place later this week or the next. It would seem that they want to announce the deal...

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Tebas insists he doesn’t have it in for Barca and Laporta

Photo by Xavi Torrent/WireImage La Liga’s president has spoken out again La Liga president Javier Tebas spoke out on some controversial topics this week. The big boss made it clear to reporters that he doesn’t have it in for Barcelona despite most of the fan base and club president Joan Laporta seemingly believing it to be true. “Joan Laporta cannot say that there is someone...

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Who Barcelona players voted for, and who they got votes from, in the FIFA “The Best” Awards

Some surprising votes were cast The votes for the FIFA The Best award have been revealed, giving some insights how the captains of various national teams voted. Obviously, the big winner was Lionel Messi, and it should perhaps not be any surprise that the two FC Barcelona players to vote gave their #1 votes to him. Sergio Busquets, representing Spain, voted for Messi, Robert...

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Ansu still not back in Barca training ahead of El Clasico

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The forward missed Tuesday’s session Barcelona forward Ansu Fati is still yet to return to training ahead of Thursday’s Clasico clash with Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey. Fati was ruled out of action last week with a bruised knee but Xavi said he expected the youngster to be fit for the trip to the Santiago Bernabeu. Yet the forward...

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Cesc Fabregas gives his verdict on Xavi’s Barcelona

Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images The midfielder likes what he sees Cesc Fabregas has been talking about Barcelona under Xavi and thinks the team are heading in the right direction under the coach. The Catalans have hit a bit of a sticky patch after losing to Manchester United and Almeria, and with injuries piling up ahead of a Copa del Rey semi-final against Real...

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FC Barcelona News: 28 February 2023

Photo by Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images A round-up of the latest Barcelona news and rumors Alexia Putellas still The Best | FC Barcelona Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas has won Fifa’s The Best award for the second time. The captain won the league, Copa de la Reina and Supercopa in the 2021-22 season. Four Barça Women in FIFPro XI | FC Barcelona Barcelona’s...

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Barca’s Ez Abde wanted by Nottingham Forest - report

Photo by Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images The winger is currently on loan at Osasuna Barcelona winger Ez Abde has reportedly emerged as a target for Premier League side Nottingham Forest ahead of the summer transfer window. Forest have made a habit of buying players since being promoted to the English top flight and have now turned their attentions to Abde. Relevo...

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Dembele makes generous donation to help out boyhood club

Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images Good stuff from the forward Ousmane Dembele has made a donation to boyhood French club Evreux FC 27, where he played as a youngster before moving to Rennes. Reports claim the Barcelona winger has handed over around €100k to help out Evrex who have endured financial difficulties recently which resulted in a points deduction. The club have...

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Barca’s Mateu Alemany turns down Aston Villa offer - report

Photo by Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images The Premier League club were interested Barcelona’s director of football Mateu Alemany has reportedly turned down an offer to join Aston Villa in favor of staying at the Camp Nou. Diario Sport report that Alemany’s work at Barcelona has attracted interest from all over Europe and he does not lack for admirers. Aston...

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Five talking points from Almeria 1-0 Barcelona

Photo by Silvestre Szpylma/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images A costly night for the Catalans Almeria pick up first ever win against Barcelona Barcelona headed to Almeria aiming to go 10 points clear at the top of La Liga and pretty much put one hand on the trophy after seeing Real Madrid drop points in the Madrid derby on Saturday night. 0 - #Almería ⚪️ are winless in...

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Frenkie de Jong: Barca ‘didn’t expect’ to lose to Almeria

Photo by Aitor Alcalde Colomer/Getty Images But lose they certainly did Frenkie de Jong admitted Barcelona hadn’t expected to lose to Almeria after Sunday’s disappointing 1-0 defeat in Andalusia. A single goal from El Bilal Toure gave the struggling hosts all three points and a real boost in their bid to avoid relegation. For Barcelona, it was a missed opportunity to go...

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Clueless Barcelona hit another low point after Almeria failure

Photo by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images Not good enough Just like they used to say about those famous red London buses... you wait an age for one to come and then two or more arrive at once. Before their ill-fated midweek trip to Old Trafford, Xavi’s Barcelona had been unbeaten in 18 games and seemed pretty comfortable in the vast majority of those, despite a number of them...

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2 winners and 3 losers from Almería 1-0 Barça

Photo by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images The best and the worst from a pathetic performance Barcelona suffered their first loss of 2023 in domestic competition and wasted the chance of going 10 points clear at the top of the table thanks to an embarrassing 1-0 defeat away to Almería. Barça were awful all night and lost their second game in three days, and they now go into a massive...

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Almería 1-0 Barça: Recap

Photo by Silvestre Szpylma/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images A terrible performance and a deserved defeat Barcelona wasted a golden chance to go 10 points clear at the top of the La Liga table and saw their lead shrink down to seven points instead thanks to an embarrassing 1-0 defeat away to relegation candidates Almería at the Power Horse Stadium on Sunday. The Blaugrana...

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Xavi and Gavi suspended for Valencia clash

Photo by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images More problems for the Catalans Barcelona slipped to a shock 1-0 defeat to Almeria on Sunday and also picked up a couple of costly bookings along the way. Gavi saw yellow for the fifth time in the league this season and will have to sit out the visit of Los Che. Xavi will also be absent from the touchline after being booked yet again. The...

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FC Barcelona News: 26 February 2023

Photo by Alexander Scheuber/Getty Images A round-up of the latest Barcelona news and rumors Xavi warns of Almería's form at home - FC Barcelona The Barça boss speaks ahead of Sunday's La Liga clash in Andalusia, highlighting the home side's 'strength in their own stadium' The squad for Almeria - FC Barcelona Xavi names 20 players in his squad for Sunday's Liga road trip Barca...

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Barça squad named for Almería

Photo by Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Xavi Hernández has called up 20 players for Sunday’s clash The next Barcelona match is upon us! The Blaugrana to beautiful Andalusia for an important La Liga game against Almería, and Xavi Hernández has called up the following 20 players for Sunday’s clash: Goalkeepers: 1. Marc-André ter Stegen, 13. Iñaki Peña, 36....

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Almería vs Barça: Preview

Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images Barça look to rebound from their European exit with a win on the road to increase their lead at the top of the table UD Almería (18th, 22pts) vs FC Barcelona (1st, 59pts)* *Points and positions at the time of writing on Saturday Competition/Round: 2022-23 La Liga, Matchday 23 Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Pedri, Ousmane Dembélé, Ansu Fati...

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Xavi talks Ansu, Dembele and Lewandowski ahead of Almeria

Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images Here’s the latest from the Barcelona boss Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has faced the press ahead of Sunday’s trip to struggling Almeria in La Liga. The coach spoke about the defeat to Manchester United, offered fitness updates on several players and shared his thoughts on Sunday’s opponents. Here are the best bits: Xavi on Almeria They...

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Lecce hoping to keep hold of Samuel Umtiti

Photo by Ivan Romano/Getty Images The Frenchman is currently on loan Lecce sporting director Pantaleo Corvino has confirmed the club would like to keep hold of Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti if possible. Umtiti is enjoying a loan spell with the Italian side and has made 12 Serie A appearances this season for the club. It’s not clear yet what will happen with Umtiti next...

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Rumors: Marcus Thuram offered to Barcelona

Photo by Stefan Brauer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images The 25-year-old is a free agent this summer Marcus Thuram’s agents have reportedly offered the Borussia Monchengladbach forward to Barcelona ahead of the summer transfer window. The 25-year-old is a free agent at the end of the season and is set to leave the Bundesliga club for a fresh challenge. Barca are said to like...

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Pedri eyeing Barcelona return against Athletic Bilbao - report

Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images The midfielder is hopeful he come back ahead of schedule Barcelona midfielder Pedri is hoping to return ahead of schedule and be available to feature against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga on March 12 at San Mames. Diario AS reckon Pedri hasn’t been ruled out of the clash in a couple of weeks, although it is thought to be “very difficult, but...

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Barcelona keeping tabs on Take Kubo - report

Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images Could the Real Sociedad man return? Barcelona are reportedly keeping a close watch on former La Masia prospect and current Real Sociedad winger Takefusa Kubo. The Japanese winger has performed exceptionally this season at Sociedad and it’s caught Xavi and the club’s attention. The winger’s time at Barcelona ended in strange...

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Inter Miami boss confirms interest in Messi and Busquets

Photo by Eric Alonso/Getty Images Signing the duo ‘would be a game-changer’ Inter Miami coach Phil Neville has confirmed the club’s interest in signing Lionel Messi and Barcelona captain Sergio Busquets this summer. Both players are out of contract at their respective clubs, and it’s not clear yet where either will play their football next season. If Neville and Inter Miami...

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Barcelona confirm Ansu Fati ruled out with knee injury

Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images The forward will miss the trip to Almeria Barcelona have ruled Ansu Fati out of action with a knee injury picked up in training on Friday. The Catalan giants confirmed the news in an official statement. There’s no word on how long Fati will be out for, but early reports reckon the injury is not too serious and he’ll be...

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Pique on Barca’s European elimination: ‘It’s a f***ing mess’

Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images The former defender was not impressed Barcelona legend Gerard Pique wasn’t too keen on how his former club performed at Old Trafford yesterday. The defender was on the Kings League show on Twitch and ended up commenting on the loss amidst comments from the chat. “It was a fu**ing mess.” Pique | Source Pique isn’t alone in how he felt...

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Five talking points from Man Utd 2-1 Barcelona

Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Xavi’s side are out of the Europa League European reality check for Barcelona Barcelona suffered more misery in Europe as they were dumped out of the Europa League before the last 16 stage by Manchester United. Xavi’s side faced a tough test up against an in-form United team but had progression in their own hands after...

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FC Barcelona working on tribute to Lionel Messi

Photo by Vi-Images/VI-Images via Getty Images The relationship between the star and his former club could be on the mend... FC Barcelona reportedly met with the father and agent of Lionel Messi in a secret meeting to discuss many topics. The first item on the agenda was a tribute to the Argentine star, who left in a shock move to Paris Saint-Germain after spending most of...

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Kounde says Barca will learn from ‘very painful’ Man Utd loss

Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images The Catalans are OUT of Europe Jules Kounde admits that Barcelona’s defeat to Manchester United in the Europa League is “very painful” but should act as a learning process for the players. Barcelona were beaten 2-1 at Old Trafford in the second leg of the play-off tie, going out 4-3 on aggregate to Erik ten Hag’s side. Kounde...

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3 winners and 3 losers from Man United 2-1 Barça

Photo by Photo Prestige/Soccrates/Getty Images The best and the worst from a painful night at Old Trafford Barcelona’s unbeaten start to 2023 came to an end on Thursday as the Blaugrana bid farewell to European football this season thanks to a 2-1 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford. After dominating the first half the Blaugrana allowed the home team to come back and...

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Man United 2-1 Barça (4-3 agg): Recap

Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images A painful defeat in the second leg Barcelona have been eliminated from the 2022-23 Europa League thanks to a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Thursday evening in the second leg of their Knockout Playoff tie. Barça played a brilliant first half and took the lead but couldn’t sustain the same level in the...

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AC Milan interested in signing Samuel Umtiti - report

Photo by Ivan Romano/Getty Images His spell at Lecce has been successful AC Milan are said to be interested in signing FIFA World Cup Winner Samuel Umtiti from FC Barcelona. The French international was considered one of the best defenders in the world at his peak, but his career took a turn following a major injury. He opted not to get surgery during a pivotal summer, which...

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Man United vs Barça: Live Thread

Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Join us for a gigantic Barcelona European adventure! WELCOME TO OLD TRAFFORD!!! One of the most legendary stadiums in the world is the site of a gigantic match between Manchester United and Barcelona who meet in the second leg of their Europa League Playoff tie. These two played a fantastic match last week and left it all to be decided...

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